Deadline: 27-Sep-22
The European Commission (EC) is calling for proposals for Building the Mission’s Knowledge Repository and Advancing the European Soil Observatory.
Scope
Data and knowledge on soils are widely distributed and generally not sufficiently structured, which hampers their discovery and usability. A particular difficulty is the integration of outputs and results from research projects that would support a holistic understanding of soil health challenges and potential solutions or allow for the re-use of available knowledge and data for various purposes (e.g. follow-up research, practical applications).
Funding Information
The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is equal to or greater than EUR 500 000, except for:
- public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
- cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60 000 (lowvalue grant).
Expected Outcomes
- In addition to supporting the roll-out of the Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ and the development of the European Soil Observatory (EUSO), project outcomes will support the implementation of the European Digital Strategy and the European Strategy for Data and act as a digital enabler for the European Green Deal.
- Project results should contribute to all of the following outcomes:
- Enhanced capacities for mission implementation and use of mission results through efficient knowledge management.
- Enhanced access to soil relevant knowledge and data including the outcomes from R&I activities for a wide range of stakeholders.
- Land managers and other actors are able to take more informed soil management decisions and have improved access to knowledge on soils, drivers of soil health and land degradation as well as solutions to improve the status of soils.
- The EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) is populated with comprehensive, interoperable datasets and information on soil health.
- Increased potential for new business opportunities from products, technologies and services derived from improved access to valuable soil datasets and from their reuse.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
- the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States;
- eligible non-EU countries:
- countries associated to Horizon Europe;
- low- and middle-income countries.
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